The Panama Papers row is just another chapter in the never-ending war by high-tax governments against tax competition, fiscal sovereignty, and financial privacy. David Cameron should have said as much, rather than appearing shifty as he now does over his family tax affairs

For all the prevailing prejudices in the UK and wider Westerm media, tax havens are a very good thing because they allow people and companies an escape route from idiotic and oppressive tax regimes, thus making them less likely to begin with. And Scotland vs England offers an interesting lesson

In France, if you take your significant other on a fancy date to McDonald’s and then carry your trash to the garbage, you’ll be guilty of providing “undeclared labor” and the tax police can then decide to impose taxes and fines because there could have been a taxable employee fulfilling that role. And there's more...